Xcel Energy Inc. has signed deals with three energy developers to build up to three giant solar arrays to comply with Minnesota's renewable energy mandates.
The Obama Administration has announced new rules targeting power plant emissions. The new rules seek to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Xcel Energy Regional Vice President Laura McCarten says their company is already on course to achieve a 30 percent reduction by the year 2020.
Xcel Energy Inc. and other plaintiffs are suing General Electric Co., claiming it hid a known defect in a turbine that broke down at one of its plants and led to millions of dollars in losses.
Xcel Energy has lifted its appeal for conservation for all customers in the Upper Midwest after three natural gas pipelines were knocked out by an explosion in Canada.